STRATFORD.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1920, Page 6

STRATFORD.

(Stratford representative: W. J. Wilson, Broadway .North. Telephone 335.] Stratford, June 12. A complimentary social will be tendered to .Mr. ami ihs. R, Ifcistcrs by the Stanley Koiul ami Tfe l'opo residents in the Stanley Koacl school on Friday next. Tlie committee of the Stratford llodel Dairy Farm has appointed Mr. E. Hast■ng farm manager in succession to Mr. !' ■ Xewland. There were 5S applications. A dance was held at the Te Wera hall on Friday night in aid of the school funds. There were about (10 present. Messrs 0. McAloon and (VNeil were M.C, s. and Mr. and Mrs. £>!;bckley, of Kiore, provided the music gratuitously. There i s again a shortage of benzine in Stratford, and careful rationing lias had to be adopted by the dealers in order that supplies will larit until the next shipment arrives. ft is many months since the petition asking that the telephone be kept open continuously was first circulated in the town, and although it has been widely signed it has not yet been presented to the telegraph authorities. Some peonle who signed the petition over six months ago have now left, the town. The plans of the new post office have not yet come to hand, and, according to the town clerk, are not likely to be received for some weeks yet. He states that when he was in Wellington the plans had not been advanced far enough for them to arrive by last Thursday, as promised by (Jtc Postmaster-Honora!. T?p to the nothing has been done in Stratford in the direction oi' discussing lb; 1 uitp.-iion of a peace memorial, and it is felt by some people that it is time a move was made. One suggestion is that the memorial should take the form of a clock tower, now that it is understood the post office plans will not provide for the erection of a tower. If a public meeting were j held there is no doubt that many valuable suggestions would be made.

The long winter evenings will be cheerier and more instructive if you have the new educational oard game of "Corner," suitable for three to six playersFull instructions are sent with each Send a postal note for 2s 6d, and receive this entertaining game Ly return post, from H. J. Hopkins, Bookseller and Stationer, Stratford. Quality of workmanship in re-enamell-ing, re-hooding and upholstering a car, ensure continued satisfaction and pleasure in its use. When next in Stratford call on C. D. Matthews, who excels in car renovation work. Workshop—Pag.' Street, Stratford. t Every family should have its picture history. How about yours? Photographs of the children never grow up. They will be a never-failing source of pleasure and interest in years to come Make an appointment with McAllister, of, Stratford. You'll never regret it.